What has happened in the last hours
On the 122nd day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine, these are the key data at 9:00 am this Saturday, June 25:
kyiv accuses Russia of attacking with missiles a military base near the border with Poland. Four people have been injured in a Russian missile attack on the Yavoriv military base in western Ukraine, the governor of the Lviv region, Maxim Kozitsky, reported on Saturday in a video posted on social media. It is the Center for International Peacekeeping and Security, a military training facility located just 25 kilometers from the border with Poland, a member country of both the EU and NATO. Kozitsky claims that Kremlin forces have fired six missiles from the Black Sea, of which four have hit the base, while the other two have been intercepted and destroyed by Ukrainian troops before reaching the target. Last March, a Russian attack in the same area caused 35 deaths and at least 130 injuries, according to kyiv.
Ukraine reorganizes defense in Lugansk, according to the UK. The UK Ministry of Defense maintains that Ukraine is likely reconfiguring its defense in the area of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk, in the Lugansk region of Donbas (east), while Russian forces continue to advance. “Since the beginning of June, it is very likely that the Russian high command has removed several generals from key operational command functions in the war,” adds British intelligence in its latest report, published this Saturday.
Zelensky is “proud” to have obtained EU candidate status for Ukraine. The Ukrainian president, Volodímir Zelenski, has shown this Friday “proud” for Ukraine’s obtaining the status of a candidate country for membership of the European Union. “Don’t be happy that this is a slap in the face to Moscow. And be proud that this is a round of applause for Ukraine”, urged the Ukrainian leader in his daily address to the nation. Zelensky has also highlighted the work done from the Ukrainian institutions, such as agrarian reform and decentralization, as well as the work of de-oligarchy or privatization, the formation of anti-corruption courts and the creation of a common aviation space.
The mayor of Mikolaiv calls for the evacuation of the population due to the Russian attacks. The mayor of Mikolaiv, Alexander Senkevich, has urged this Friday to evacuate the city, which is located in southern Ukraine, between Odessa and Kherson, due to daily attacks by Russian troops after the invasion that began on February 24. In an interview for Radio Liberty, Senkevich has recommended to “all residents who want to stay alive” to leave the city, because Russian troops use, “in 80% of cases”, cluster bombs, ammunition banned since 2010 by the Convention on Cluster Munitions, to which more than 100 countries are subscribed, among which are neither Ukraine nor Russia.
The IAEA warns of “extremely stressful” conditions at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed concern for the staff of the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, in southeastern Ukraine, due to the “extremely stressful conditions” to which the workers under the control of Russian troops would be subjected. . The IAEA has assured that it continues with the efforts to agree and organize an international mission to carry out essential nuclear protection and safety activities at the plant.
In the picture, of Bernat Armangue For AP Photo, a charred tractor from a Russian attack lies in a farm warehouse in Cherkaska Lozova, outside Kharkov, in eastern Ukraine, on May 28.